Sports Books

As volume I emphatically stated, cruising is an abundant and affordable lifestyle and can be done in short-time segments, whether summers, vacations, whatever. There are delightful people to meet; wonderful, welcoming ports in which to stay; and...

The pro boxer cardio and calisthenic workout. This book is a self-help book that will show you how the pros exercise to stay on top of their game.

This book is an informal autobiography by John West MD PhD. He obtained his medical degree in Adelaide, Australia and then spent 15 years mainly at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital in London where he, with others, used...

Conquering The Marathon is written for those thousands of individuals now joining the long distance movement of half and whole marathons. Distance walking and/or running should no longer be geared only toward those who are already physically fit, but...

This piece of literature is a gateway into the mind of one who has been a student of the fighting arts for more than three decades. I have had the honor of studying classical arts as well as modern arts. I have come to realize a few things as a result of...

Major League Baseball has been in crisis in recent years. Game attendance is down by millions and fan interest is in free fall. The future of the game is in jeopardy. While the League acknowledges the issues, many are stumped as to how to address them...

David C. Falcaro, a longtime martial arts expert, presents this textbook exploring the history, philosophy, codes of conduct, psychology, and traditions of the Neji Gekken Ryu. Falcaro is a Sodenke-that is, he has received scrolls after attaining...

Author Travis Paul, originally born in Linden, Guyana, takes us into the sometimes dangerous world of street fighting. This is a book of martial arts real life application. The author has developed his own martial arts after 28 years of not being able to...

Después del diagnóstico médico desalentador y saber que poco a poco perdería la movilidad en todo mi cuerpo, aceptar y asumir la dolorosa enfermedad y comprender el gran valor que tiene el dar un paso, sólo un paso a la vez y decidir que mientras pudiera...

A5-sized version. Very few combat manuals choose to explain the mechanics and principles on which techniques are based. This book does.Not only are the essential principles explained, but they are also illustrated with practical real world applications...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

James Dixon pairs up with Justin Henry in compiling the third book of the Titan series: Titan ScrewedTitan Screwed provides a look at the WWF from January 1997 through WrestleMania XIV, covering every major element of the WWF's evolution into the...

Essere protagonisti, collaborare a vario titolo ad una manifestazione sportiva o assistere ad una sana competizione sono l'essenza dello sport. Lo sportivo sa che dietro a un risultato c'è stata una preparazione e molti sacrifici per ottenerlo. ...

The World Cup, European Championship, and Copa America are among the greatest sporting events in the world, while football plays a role in the Olympic Games. This is the first book to outline the history of all the major international football...

Pubs, the long established cornerstones of society as they once were and in particular the people who frequented them feature in this story about a darts team who did what so many pub teams did in days gone by, paid their subs religiously all season long...

Las artes marciales, el Budo, forman parte intrínseca de mi vida. Empecé a escribir artículos sobre artes marciales en los primeros años 90, publicando algunos de ellos. En el año 2.000 empecé un blog de artes marciales en internet, actualmente leído por...

For the last 26 years, my dad and I have walked into Williams Brice Stadium for every South Carolina home game and sat in the same seats in on the West side of the stadium in the front row. We have cheered unconditionally for the Gamecocks through some...

Neva "Grandma" Burright was born on a race track in 1883, and her 57-year career as a harness racing driver spanned the county fair circuit to the early years of pari-mutuel harness racing after World War II. During the 1940s and 1950s, major newspapers...

An irreverent look at the great game of golf by a not so great golfer. This is a tongue-in-cheek treatise of many aspects of the game, from evil golf course design to actual memorable moments of unmemorable golf goof-ups.

A 100 mile canoe trip on the Missouri River through the Missouri Breaks from Virgelle to Kipps Recreation Area in Montana.

Barb and Henry took a number of long and short walks in Tuscany in 2005, 2013 and 2017. THis photo journal contains descriptions of those walks.

This guidebook provides information on 30 short walks (3-4 hours in duration) around Postojna and the Slovenian Green Karst region. This area is characterised by green hills, mountains, extensive forest, rivers, lakes, caves, karst formations, castles...

Henry and Parker canoe the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River in the Gates of the Arctic National Park above the Arctic Circle in Alaska.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the...

There is evidence of considerable growth in the availability and use of digital technologies in physical education. Yet, we have scant knowledge about how technologies are being used by teachers, and whether or how these technologies are optimising...

Performance and Professional Wrestling is the first edited volume to consider professional wrestling explicitly from the vantage point of theatre and performance studies. Moving beyond simply noting its performative qualities or reading it via...

Outdoor adventure activities are becoming an increasingly popular part of physical education programs. The physical risks of these activities are often foremost in the minds of both instructors and participants, yet it is managing group behavior which...

Socialization is a complex process which has a profound effect on how we experience teaching and learning. The study of teachers' lives and careers through the lens of occupational socialization theory has a rich history in physical education. However,...

The social, cultural and economic significance of sport has never been more evident than it is today. Adopting a critical management perspective, this book examines the most important themes and challenges in global sport management. From match-fixing,...

Fantasy sport has become big business. Recent estimates suggest that there as many as 27 million fantasy sport participants in the US alone, spending $1.5bn annually, with many millions more around the world. This is the first in-depth study of fantasy...

The book explores the changing landscape of anti-doping investigations, which now largely centre on the collection of intelligence about doping through processes such as surveillance, interviews with witnesses and interrogation of athletes.

Cases of sport-related child sexual abuse have received increasing news coverage in recent years. This book documents and evaluates this important issue through a critical investigation of the research and theory on sexual violence and child sex...

Have you ever thought about the day-to-day life of Jigoro Kano? What was daily life like in the first years since the founding of the Kodokan?We are sure that you as a lover of Judo and martial arts at some point have had the curiosity to know intimately...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...